Jindal signs bill to block levee lawsuit

2:45 AM,
Jun. 7, 2014

Gov. Bobby Jindal on Friday signed into law legislation retroactively blocking a levee authority lawsuit and limiting the type of lawsuits that can be filed. Opponents of the law said it would be challenged in court.

Written by

Mike Hasten
mhasten@thetowntalk.com

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal on Friday signed into law legislation retroactively blocking a levee authority lawsuit and limiting the type of lawsuits that can be filed.

He dismissed warnings from 79 law school professors that the bill could interfere with state and local government claims related to the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

"This bill will help stop frivolous lawsuits and create a more fair and predictable legal environment, and I am proud to sign it into law," said Jindal as he signed Senate Bill 469. "It further improves Louisiana's legal environment by reducing ...